Radio Sound Effects: Who Did It, and How, in the Era of Live Broadcasting

by Robert L. Mott

Book Overview

To today's radio listener, it is difficult to imagine the influence radio once held over the American people. Unlike movies or newspapers, radio both informed and entertained its audience without requiring them to participate. Part of its success depended upon the people who created the sound effects--a squeaking door, the approach of a horse, or a typewriter.

The author did live sound effects during the "Golden Age" of radio. He provides...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786422661
• ISBN13: 9780786422661
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher